Entertaining Zhu Di, the emperor, at home, is still a little tiring.

Eat yours, use yours, and scold you at every turn!

Guo An cheered up and was ready to deal with Zhu Di's father and son, so he asked Guo Ang and Xu Yong to close the door tightly, and no one would receive them.

It's just that.

After a while, Guo An finally put Zhu Di's father and son into a daze and drowsy, and suddenly heard an excited shout from outside the house.

"Grandpa, great joy, great joy!"

"Grandpa......"

"Huh?"

Guo Anxin is atmospheric.

Zhu Di's reaction speed was faster, and he got up violently, looking irritable.

"Who's yelling outside?"

Yishaha, who was waiting on the side, had a big change in his face and was full of panic.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins, and the slave will go out to check!"

With that, he hurried out.

"Grandpa......"

A figure appeared right at the door.

Looking at the house, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, who were full of anger, Shen Zhuang was directly stunned.

Immediately, his face was full of fear.

"The villain doesn't know that His Majesty is here, he has disturbed His Majesty, or His Majesty has surrendered!"

Yisha reprimanded angrily: "Dare to shout at the place where Your Majesty is driving, disturb Your Majesty's rest, you should be killed!" ”

Shen Zhuang's legs were weak, and he quickly knelt down, his face full of horror.

"Your Majesty, the villain really didn't know that Your Majesty was here, and please spare Your Majesty!"

Zhu Di snorted lightly, he is not the kind of king who loves to kill.

On the side, Guo An also persuaded: "Your Majesty, Shen Zhuang seems to be shouting about a happy event just now.

There should really be some great joy that made Shen Zhuang so happy, so he recklessly broke in. ”

A trace of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and he asked, "What's the joy?" ”

Shen Zhuang hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, it's grain, the grain of Jiaozhi has already arrived outside the mouth of the river." ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di stood up in an instant and stared at Shen Zhuang tightly.

"But the 50,000 stone grain that the Chamber of Commerce is in Jiaozhi?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it's the 50,000 stone grain!"

As he spoke, Shen Zhuang hurriedly took out a bulging small cloth bag from his arms.

"Your Majesty, this bag contains the rice planted in Jiaozhi, which is bigger and fuller than the rice grown by my Daming!"

"Really?"

Zhu Di's expression was even more pleased.

Yisha hurriedly stepped forward, took the small cloth bag from Shen Zhuang's hand, and after opening it, a whole small cloth bag of rice was revealed.

Immediately, he checked it with his hand and hurriedly handed it to Zhu Di.

Guo An and Zhu Gaochi also approached curiously.

The rice in the small cloth bag is very large, full, and most importantly, very fresh.

"The grain grown in Jiaozhi is so good?"

Zhu Di's eyes flashed.

Shen Zhuang said again: "Back to Your Majesty, the steward below the Chamber of Commerce also inquired that not only Jiaozhi, but also Zhenla, Siam and Nanzhang are also very suitable for growing grain!" ”

"That piece of Fanguo can grow such good food?"

Zhu Di asked thoughtfully.

"Back to Your Majesty, it seems like this."

Shen Zhuang hurriedly replied.

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "It would be great if the Chamber of Commerce could grow some food in Zhenla, Siam and Nanzhang!" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, after the villain goes back, he will order him to go down and let the Chamber of Commerce buy more land in these countries!"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly responded.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di was even more satisfied.

However, Guo An on the side frowned slightly.

"Shen Zhuang, just because of such a trivial matter, you came to report the good news?"

"Grandpa forgives sins, naturally it's not just about this!"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly explained.

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and he looked at Shen Zhuang expectantly.

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince, Grandpa, the villain came this time, mainly to send plants to Grandpa!" ”

"Plants?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi looked puzzled.

Guo An, after being puzzled for a long time, hurriedly asked, "But, the plants you found from overseas?" ”

"Exactly!"

Shen Zhuang said excitedly, "Grandpa, as early as when the fleet went to the Western Ocean for the first time, the villain followed the instructions of the Hou Ye and asked those translators and stewards on the fleet to ask those overseas people about the plants you drew.

After those Yiren merchants returned, they all went to look for them.

Since last year, there have been Yi people and businessmen, bringing all kinds of strange plants, coming to identify.

A few months ago, a merchant with a Francophone finally found a caravan with some plants that resembled the corn and sweet potatoes painted by his grandfather.

After careful comparison, the caravan steward specially sent twenty large ships to send those two plants back first! ”

"Corn and sweet potatoes?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi both looked puzzled, what is this.

"Where are the corn and sweet potatoes?"

It's just that as soon as he turned his head, he saw that Guo An was full of excitement and shouted at Shen Zhuang in a trembling voice.

This made Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi even more surprised.

They rarely saw that Guo An was so excited.

Even after being made a duke, he was not happy to this extent.

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said: "Back to Grandpa, it seems that the sweet potatoes are not easy to preserve, some of them were planted in the boxes on the ship, and some plants and fruits were brought back like this."

As for the corn, it was brought back in its entirety, but it seemed to have been dried, and the villain came to ...... this time."

Without waiting for Shen Zhuang to finish speaking, Guo An glared at Shen Zhuang fiercely, "Where are the corn and sweet potatoes that we are asking?" ”

Shen Zhuang was startled, and hurriedly said: "Back to Grandpa, the corn and sweet potatoes are just outside the house!" ”

Guo An immediately shouted: "Guo Ang, quickly go and bring in the corn and sweet potatoes!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Ang answered, and did not dare to delay for a moment, so he walked out quickly.

"Guo Qing, what are corn and sweet potatoes?"

At this time, Zhu Di couldn't hold back anymore and asked curiously.

"Hahahaha......"

Guo An couldn't help but laugh directly, "Your Majesty, if it's really corn and sweet potatoes, then I can have a few more delicacies!" ”

"Food?"

Zhu Di's expression was directly weird.

How many delicacies, so exciting?

Zhu Gaochi, Shen Zhuang and others also looked weird.

"Your Majesty, corn, sweet potatoes and rice are all grains!"

Guo An also calmed down and explained slowly.

"Grain?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and did not understand what Guo An meant.

"Your Majesty, these corn and sweet potatoes can also be cultivated on a large scale like rice, and the industry will not be lower than that of rice!"

"Not less than rice?"

The curiosity in Zhu Di's eyes was even stronger.

Guo An nodded slightly, "As for the yield, it still needs to be planted before it can be determined!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di's concern about output gradually faded.

On the contrary, I was a little curious about the food in Guo An's mouth.

Several of them craned their necks together and looked out.

A moment later.

I saw that Guo Ang walked in cautiously with a few subordinates, holding some strange objects in his hands.

See here.

Guo An couldn't wait to walk out.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but follow with curiosity.

"Just put it outside."

Guo An commanded Guo Ang and the others, and after putting the corn and sweet potatoes on the ground, he directly opened a basket.

His eyes lit up, "This is a sweet potato!" ”

Although the sweet potato vines have dried up, the few wrapped in the middle of the vines. The oval-shaped purple-red fruit the size of a fist can be recognized by Guo An at a glance.

This thing is the sweet potato that he has been thinking about for several years.

"This thing, it's a sweet potato?"

Zhu Di also squatted down, picked one up gently, looked at it for a long time, and then asked with some curiosity: "Guo Qing, how do you eat these sweet potatoes?" ”

Hearing this, Guo An's eyes lit up.

"Back to Your Majesty, you can eat it raw, steamed, boiled, or roasted......"

Hearing this, a trace of suspicion flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.

"Guo Qing seems to be extremely familiar with this thing, did he already know about it?"

“……”

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then he was also surprised.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, I just glanced at this thing, and I actually know how to eat this sweet potato!

However, Your Majesty, the minister dares to swear that it is indeed the first time in his life that he has seen this sweet potato! ”

"Could it be that Guo Qing knew about it in his previous life?"

Zhu Di said casually and didn't think much about it.

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Majesty Shengming, Wei Chen is not only very familiar with these foods, but also often thinks about how these plants are planted, how to eat, or how to cook, which will make these sweet potatoes and corn taste more delicious!" ”

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others couldn't help but widen their eyes and their faces were full of surprise.

"Guo Qing actually has such a strange ability?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Zhu Di couldn't help but ask: "So, can you show it now, how to eat this sweet potato?" ”

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly looked at Guo An.

Guo An shook his head slowly, "Your Majesty, these sweet potatoes have begun to rot, dry and can't be eaten!" ”

"Can't eat?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened suddenly, his face full of pity, "How can this be?" ”

"It should be drifting at sea, often hitting, and in hot weather, it will rot and dry ......"

Guo An explained slowly, "Your Majesty doesn't need to be sorry, Shen Zhuang just said that there are sweet potatoes planted on the big boat at the mouth of the river."

According to the time, even if the sweet potatoes on the ship are not ripe, they have grown small fruits, if Your Majesty can't bear it, you can cut out one and taste it! ”

"How can it be so wasteful?"

Zhu Di shook his head again and again, but the look in his eyes that wanted to refuse and welcome......

Guo An pursed his lips and ignored it.

Instead, he walked to the other side, in front of a tight man-high long corn wrapped in sackcloth, untied the hemp rope, and then drew the linen cloth, and with the long corn stalks, it spun around in the air a few times, and five or six corn stalks fell to the ground.

Seeing Guo An being so rude, Shen Zhuang, Zhu Di and others couldn't help but tighten their faces.

"Corn indeed!"

Seeing what was on the ground clearly, Guo An nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he broke off a piece of corn and flipped through it.

The corn cob was not as long as his palm, and it was also very thin and narrow, which was a bit of a malnourished.

However, the corn kernels are ok.

"Corn actually looks like this, although it looks weird, but it looks a little like an ear of rice......"

On the side, Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh.

"Your Majesty, this thing is really corn!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and then asked Shen Zhuang on the side, "Do you know that the fleet brought back a lot of corn?" ”

Shen Zhuang hurriedly replied: "Returning to Grandpa, it seems that there are hundreds of such corn plants brought back by the fleet!" ”

"Hundreds?"

Guo An's face was happy, "Your Majesty, do you want to taste the delicious corn?" ”

"Guo Qing does it himself?"

Zhu Di's face was full of anticipation.

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded heavily, said, bent down again, stepped on the corn stalk, and broke off the two corns again.

Then, he said to Guo Ang: "Go and get a big bowl quickly!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Ang walked briskly to the backyard.

Guo An handed over the corn in his hand to Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi on the side.

In his hand, he picked up one, then walked into the main hall, put the corn on the coffee table, and broke it down one by one.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, these corns are already old, and if you want to eat, you need to break off the corn kernels from them!"

"Break it off?"

Looking at Guo An's movements, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi's eyelids trembled slightly.

Especially Zhu Gaochi, since he was a child, he has never done a single heavy job.

As for Xu Yong, Yishiha, Shen Zhuang and others on the side, their faces were full of weirdness, and their hearts were still a little trembling, let His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do this kind of rough work?

However, they want to intervene, but they don't dare to speak out casually.

"Exactly!"

Guo Ancai ignored Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi's expressions, and still focused on the movements in his hands.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, but won't?"

"How can you not break corn kernels?"

Zhu Di shouted a little unconvinced, so he directly learned Guo An's movements and began to break the corn kernels.

In the final analysis, Zhu Di has only been the emperor for more than four years, and he still maintains his previous physical fitness.

Thus.

Breaking up corn kernels is much faster than Guo An.

As for Zhu Gaochi, the strength in his hands is not much greater than Guo An......

Thereupon.

The corn kernels in Guo An's hands have not all been broken, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi have already finished breaking them one after another, and they looked at Guo An quietly.

On the side, Guo Ang was also holding a big bowl, looking at this scene with a strange face.

After Guo An finished breaking it, he glanced at Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, and said in surprise: "I didn't expect Your Majesty and His Highness to work so fast!" Wechen is ashamed of himself as ......"

"Hmph, our martial arts are not practiced in vain!"

Zhu Di replied arrogantly, and urged: "Guo Qing, what should I do next?" ”

"Please rest easy, Your Majesty, the next thing will be handed over to Weichen!"

Guo An arched his hand towards Zhu Di, and then continued to instruct Guo Ang: "Quickly put these corn kernels in a large bowl and wash them."

Then, ask someone to prepare a hot pan, prepare some oil for eating, some sugar, and if there is cheese, prepare some too! ”

"Yes, master, the villain will do it!"

Guo Ang hurriedly answered, then took the corn and walked out quickly.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is also going to the kitchen, I don't know ...... Your Majesty and Your Highness"

Guo An asked towards Zhu Di.

Hearing this, Yishiha, Shen Zhuang and others on the side looked even more anxious.

Shouting His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to the kitchen? This Dingguo Gong is really bold!

"To the kitchen? Together! ”

Zhu Di's face was full of joy.

"Your Majesty, the kitchen ......"

Yisha couldn't hold back anymore and said cautiously.

However, before he finished speaking, he was suffocated by Zhu Di's eyes.

"Slaves should be damned!"

Zhu Di took the lead directly and walked out.

Guo An and Zhu Gaochi hurriedly followed.

Half an hour later.

Guo An took Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Shen Zhuang and a large group of people to the back kitchen of the Dingguo Mansion.

In the kitchen, except for the two chefs, all the subordinates and cooks carefully stayed in the courtyard outside the kitchen, and were closely watched by Yan Shanwei in the house.

There was both trepidation and excitement in his eyes.

The lord actually brought His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the back kitchen of the house?

And inside the kitchen.

The two chefs, according to Guo An's instructions, carefully heated the iron pot, then added oil and moistened the bottom of the pot.

Then, pour a small half spoon of sugar and a small half spoon of cheese into it, and after melting, you can directly put the half bowl of corn kernels into it.

A chef, according to Guo An's instructions, began to stir-fry evenly.

"Huh......"

Suddenly, Zhu Di's eyes widened, looking at the corn kernels in the iron pot, with a look of surprise.

"These corn kernels seem to be bigger!"

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

"Why did this explode into flowers......

Zhu Di shouted again.

Guo An glanced at it, then asked the cook to stop stir-frying, and then closed the lid again.

Let the two chefs slowly turn the iron pot.

"Don't stir it up?"

Zhu Di asked with some doubts, the whole thing was curious.

"Back to Your Majesty, steam and fry like this for a while, and it's ready!"

"Is that simple?"

Zhu Di was a little skeptical.

Guo An said again: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, after a while, there will be a strong fragrance in this pot!" ”

"In that case, let's wait a little longer!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly.

Guo An looked helpless, but he didn't pay attention to Zhu Di anymore.

Soon.

In less than a moment, Zhu Di, Guo An and others could faintly hear the sound of collision coming from the pot.

Before Zhu Di could ask, a strong milky smell came out of the pot.

At this time, Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others were already a little impatient.

Guo An also began to command, so that the fire in the stove gradually decreased.

After the flames in the stove completely disappeared, Guo An smiled lightly.

"Your Majesty, all right!"

"Okay?"

Zhu Di was overjoyed, stepped forward directly, lifted the lid of the pot with one hand, and a thick white smoke came out.

"This?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened directly.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi, Shen Zhuang, Yishiha and others were also shocked and a little incredulous.

What was originally only one corn kernel at the bottom of the pot turned into a large pot in an instant.

The small corn kernels are not only as large as walnuts, but also golden and golden, and have a strong fragrance.

"Goo-Goo......

"Gollum, Gollum......"

Throughout the kitchen, everyone couldn't help but swallow.

Zhu Di couldn't help but pick one up with his hand and slowly put it in his mouth.

"Wonderful...... Sure enough, it's delicious! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment!"

Guo An took two small bowls from the side and gave them to Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di was not polite at all, and directly served a bowl.

Then, there is Zhu Gaochi.

Guo An also served a bowl, and then instructed Guo Ang on the side: "Everyone in the kitchen and courtyard, each person has a popcorn, try it...... In addition, give another bowl to the two ladies, Han'er, Shen'er and Lu'er!

For the rest, you can taste it too! ”

"Grandpa, this ......"

Guo Ang didn't dare to move, and subconsciously looked at Zhu Di on the side.

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he had no choice but to ask Zhu Di on the side for instructions.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if the minister arranged it like this?"

Zhu Di waved his hand with a nonchalant expression, and said, "This is the Dingguo Mansion, and I am at your disposal!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Guo An said to Guo Ang again, "Go!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Grandpa!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your ......"

Guo Ang, Xu Yong and others hurriedly thanked him.

…… (End of chapter)